Conference proceeding
Non-equilibrium plasma sterilization of superficial tissue wounds and burns
2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, pp 1-1
Jun 2010
Abstract
Summary form only given. Bacterial infection of wounds and burns is a major management concern for healthcare professionals. Infections in wounds can complicate illness, increase healing time, increase discomfort, can cause anxiety, and can lead to complications and death. Non-equilibrium plasma was shown to be effective at sterilizing surfaces and Floating-Electrode Dielectric Barrier Discharge (FE-DBD) has been used on living tissues without causing any damage. Our experiments show that treatment of surface wounds with FE-DBD can reduce the concentration of pathogenic bacteria present in the wound.
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- Title
- Non-equilibrium plasma sterilization of superficial tissue wounds and burns
- Creators
- Sin C Park - Drexel UniversityAdam Yost - Drexel UniversityGary Friedman - Drexel UniversityGreg Fridman - Plasma Inst., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USAAlexander Fridman - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, pp 1-1
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Other Identifier
- 991019182640404721